ZIP 21036 · Dayton
Who lives in ZIP code 21036 (Dayton, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Dayton, MD · Howard County
uszips 2026
People2,569
Median age48.8
Household income$218,036
Home value$884,367
Median rent—
Poverty2.2%
College degree+71.3%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 159 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 882
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.2% are 65 or older; 78.3% are adults.
Household income
78.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $91,046.
Education (adults 25+)
47.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.1%
- Never married
- 24.6%
- Divorced
- 10.1%
- Widowed
- 6.2%
- Family size
- 3.38
- Dual-income families
- 65.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 99.3%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.7%
- Unemployment
- 7.5%
- Self-employed
- 16.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 58.5%
- Veterans
- 2.9%
- With a disability
- 16.0%
- No health insurance
- 0.6%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.